Kids & Family

Support Montgomery County's Special Hockey Team

A fundraising Cheetah-thon will be held this Saturday in Rockville.

The Cheetahs, Montgomery County’s first adapted ice hockey program for people with developmental disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome, are looking for people to pledge donations to those who are skating in the

The proceeds will go toward ice time and equipment expenses.

In March,  shared how her son's experience with the team has touched her. "It truly is indescribable and it is absolutely a mix of many things, but mostly it is joy," she wrote. "It is joy and it is magic, because there really is magic in special hockey."

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The Cheetah-thon will be held on Saturday, May 12, 5:00 7:00 p.m. at the Rockville Ice Arena, 50 Southlawn Court, Rockville, MD 20850.

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